1987 Big Sky Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Idaho $^ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 10 Weber State ^ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Montana 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Boise State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Nevada 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Northern Arizona 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Idaho State 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Eastern Washington 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Montana State 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Poll

The 1987 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Big Sky Conference. The Grizzlies were led by second-year head coach Don Read and finished the season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5, 5–3 Big Sky).

This was the first full season that Montana played at Washington–Grizzly Stadium; the on-campus venue opened the previous October.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12No. 7 (D-II) Portland State*
L 3–208,450[1]
September 19at Northern Arizona
L 17–2410,538[2]
September 26No. 1 Nevada
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 41–298,200[3]
October 312:30 p.m.at No. 4 Northern Iowa*
W 33–1612,027[4]
October 108:00 p.m.at IdahoNo. 15
L 25–319,500[5][6][7][8]
October 17No. 19 Boise State
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 12–310,107[9]
October 24No. 10 Weber State
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
L 26–2912,318[10]
October 31at Montana State
W 55–717,027[11]
November 7Idaho State
  • Washington–Grizzly Stadium
  • Missoula, MT
W 63–08,263[12]
November 14at Eastern Washington
W 22–33,553[13]
November 21at Cal State Fullerton*
L 26–432,141[14]

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References

  1. ^ "Montana has to Read it and weep: PSU posts 20–3 win". The Sunday Oregonian. September 13, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Jacks survive sporadic play, beat Grizzlies". The Arizona Daily Sun. September 20, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Grizzlies devour the best of I-AA". The Missoulian. September 27, 1987. pp. 19, 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Nightmares for UNI, Iowa". The Courier. October 4, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Tatko, Mike (October 10, 1987). "Cougars, Vandals at home after long absence". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  6. ^ Tatko, Mike (October 11, 1987). "Idaho outruns Montana". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
  7. ^ Spevak, Jeff (October 11, 1987). "Idaho's medical list grows as injuries plague team". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 8C.
  8. ^ Pierce, Oliver (October 12, 1987). "UI rekindles Big Sky title hopes". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 7A.
  9. ^ "Montana sub QB sinks Boise State". The Spokesman-Review. October 18, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Weber makes believers of Griz". Great Falls Tribune. October 25, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Grizzlies growl!". The Montana Standard. Associated Press. November 1, 1987. pp. 9, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Grizzlies blitz Idaho State". Great Falls Tribune. November 8, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Grizzlies win third straight". The Independent-Record. November 15, 1987. Retrieved December 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Robyn Norwood (November 22, 1987). "Titans End Up-Down Season on a Winning Note". The Los Angeles Times (Orange County ed.). p. III-14. Retrieved February 12, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  15. ^ "Montana yearly results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  16. ^ Norwood, Robyn (November 22, 1987). "CS Fullerton has a happy ending". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
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